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Posted by: Melissa @ Mommy Living the Life of Riley on November 16th, 2013 Filed in: Product Reviews

The Gift of Lights & Snow at TMS is one of the most visited holiday parks in North Texas, featuring a drive-thru holiday spectacular light show with over two million LED lights and 600 unique holiday displays across 1.7 miles at Texas Motor Speedway. Your family will love the lights AND the newest addition -SNOW! The Snow Village at TMS features a tubing hill, snow ball gallery, and a snow play area. Kids can also visit Santa and make s'mores. Visit giftoflightstms.com for event hours, Santa's schedule, and pricing.

Posted by: Melissa @ Mommy Living the Life of Riley on November 15th, 2013 Filed in: Product Reviews

Disclosure: I participated in an Ambassador Program on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Sprint. I received product samples to facilitate my review.

Now that school is in full swing and the holiday rush is creeping in, life couldn't be any busier! A work-at-home mom like myself must stay organized and connected or else everything would fall in around my shoulders. Here's a typical list of chores on an average day, which I'm sure you all can relate to:

Fix breakfast for everyone

Take daughter to school

Chaperone Halloween party

Come back home and wait for cable guy to repair service

Wash clothes

Do dishes

Work on a blog post

Work on my home business

Pick up my daughter from school

Go grocery shopping

Cook dinner

Family time

Bathe daughter

Pack lunches

Shop for holiday gifts

Work on a blog post

Work on home business

Go to bed just to get up and repeat!

Thankfully, Sprint and Motorola are there to help us busy moms keep our sanity, all while propelling us to "Super Mom" status. So just how does a handheld device help organize a busy life? Keep reading to find out!

Posted by: Melissa @ Mommy Living the Life of Riley on November 8th, 2013 Filed in: Product Reviews

Now that Riley is getting older, I am much more concerned with how healthy we, as a family, are eating. Meat is a great source of protein and so we include a serving of meat every day in Riley's diet. Of course, preparation is key in determining how healthy any food really is and so I was very glad to have the opportunity to try out the brand new T-fal OptiGrill.

The T-fal OptiGrill is the new, one-of-a-kind way to grill indoors. The innovative OptiGrill features a cooking sensor that guarantees a perfectly cooked meal every time. The built-in sensor automatically adapts to the thickness of your food and delivers perfect doneness from rare to well-done for six different programs: burgers, poultry, sandwiches, sausage, red meat and fish.

The T-fal OptiGrill is available at Bed Bath and Beyond and retails for $179.99.

Posted by: Melissa @ Mommy Living the Life of Riley on November 5th, 2013 Filed in: Product Reviews

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting (#MC) for MedImmune. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating.

Now that I'm a mom, I can't even begin to imagine what I'd do without my daughter. If anything were to happen to her, I know that it would break me. Moms form such strong bonds with their children, beginning in the womb, yet there is a silent enemy out there which threatens to break that bond and bring serious injury to your newborn. I want to share more information with you about a potentially life-threatening risk to babies called RSV disease.

Posted by: Melissa @ Mommy Living the Life of Riley on October 30th, 2013 Filed in: Product Reviews

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Stride Rite. I received products to facilitate my review and thank me for my participation.

With Halloween rapidly approaching, parents everywhere are making sure their entire family is ready for the big night. I've got flashlights, candy pails, gobs of candy to give out and of course, the ever important costume ready. But is that enough?

Although Halloween night is a great time for all involved, it can also be quite dangerous. Kids running to and fro through neighborhoods while cars drive back and forth continuously can be a recipe for disaster. That's why I'm glad that Stride Rite has a whole slew of stylish footwear selections which are also extremely safe for children to wear at night.

Posted by: Melissa @ Mommy Living the Life of Riley on October 26th, 2013 Filed in: Product Reviews

I like to think of myself as a practical gal by nature. From as far back as I can remember, I've strived to conserve whatever resources I had available. Be it birthday money, toys or craft supplies, I was careful to make the most of what I had. Today, our family budget is always under my watchful eye. Thanks to Safeway and the ExxonMobil Fuel Rewards program, it's never been easier to safe a LOT of money on both groceries and gas.

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